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Clifford Chance Amsterdam Partner Bas Boris Visser Dies Unexpectedly

Bas Boris Visser, the firm's global head of innovation, had served as Amsterdam managing partner twice over the course of his long career at the U.K. firm. His death came just days after Clifford Chance lost another partner, Christopher Morvillo, who was with billionaire client Mike Lynch when his yacht sank off the coast of Sicily in a freak storm.
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Daily Report Online

Former Arnall Golden Gregory Leader Bill Kitchens Dead At 76

"He brought class, compassion, intellect and humor to the firm every day for half a century and our organization will benefit from the culture Bill helped create for years to come," said Arnall Golden Gregory managing partner Sean Fogerty.
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Law.com

The Week in Data Aug. 23: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers

Catch up on this week's data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including a shake-up on the 2024 General Counsel Compensation Report.
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Law.com

How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'You Have to Be Focused on the Team,' Says Carolyn Daly of Cohen Seglias

"You have to be focused on the team. If you can't view the office you're working in, or the people you're working with, as a team, you won't rise."
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The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Aug. 23, 2024—Fox Rothschild, Stradley Ronon

Fox Rothschild Philadelphia partner Craig Tractenberg is scheduled to be a panelist at a webinar titled, "Strategies in Depositions of Corporate Representatives: Taking and Defending" from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 28.
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National Law Journal

As Nonequity Tiers Give Greater 'Compensation Flexibility,' Other Law Firms Will Likely Follow Wilmer

"There's a certain inevitability to it. These firms all need a mechanism for being able to increase the compensation of their highest performers," noted one recruiter.
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Law.com

Nashville Firm Accused of Illegally Retaining Client's Funds, Acting as Counsel After Termination

As a result of the delay, obfuscation, and refusal by defendants to accommodate the transfer of files and information for the member accounts, TENCU has expended countless employee hours and costs in communicating with its members to advise them that the defendants no longer represent TENCU," according to the complaint filed by the plaintiff's new firm with Adams and Reese.
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Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Latham Adds Partner to IP Litigation Team

Also: Shareholder joins Munsch Hardt's litigation section, and Chamberlain Hrdlicka adds five associates in Houston.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Aug. 22, 2024—Capehart Scatchard, Duane Morris

To support local children in getting ready for the new school year, attorneys and staff at Capehart Scatchard have been donating school supplies and monetary gifts over the past few weeks to benefit K-12 students in Legacy Treatment Services' residential programs.
3 minute read

International Edition

Clifford Chance Partner Christopher Morvillo's Body Among Those Recovered from Yacht Wreckage—Reports

The law firm said it was "heartbroken at the tragic passing of our partner, Christopher Morvillo, and his wife, Neda".
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